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The destruction of America continues...

Just a reminder, this was only 2 weeks ago: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/doge-fired-workers-rehired

Make America Healthy Again my ass

If the administration's lies don't even trick Alex then there might be hope!

We should turn him over to the ICC.

New precedent is being set as decades of rulings are being ignored. A Trump appointed judge is at the center of it... again.

When we treat our allies this poorly, it's no wonder they're boycotting us.

This reads like propaganda. He threw the claim out there without any support, it's all just hopes and dreams.

I didn't vote for this. I voted Harris.

The lines are really blurry to me on who are our allies and who are our enemies.

You know, I’ve thought a lot about what it would mean to call myself a Democrat or a leftist or a socialist, and I just don’t think it fits. There are a few opinions I’d have to change to get there.

At the heart of it, I believe change should come from the bottom up, not from the top down. I don’t think the government should be out front trying to steer us. I think it should follow the people’s lead, doing the things we’ve already come together and decided we want. In my perfect world, my own personal Star Trek future, people would organize themselves outside of government into groups that actually know what they’re doing. Groups with real values, real knowledge, that could help shape things in a smart, honest way. I know corruption’s always a risk, but I still believe self-regulation is possible if people are serious about it and don't become complacent.

I have no problems admitting there's overlap here with socialism and the left. Things like giving people more say at work, keeping big corporations from gobbling up everything, and making sure everyone’s treated equally seem important in more than one ideology. But the part I can’t get behind is putting too much power in the hands of the state. I don’t think government should sit at the very top of society calling all the shots. I don’t think there should even be a single “top” like that. I believe in small government, but not in that hardcore libertarian way where the only thing left is the military. I just want power spread out in communities, in families, in workplaces and not all crammed into Washington.

So I think of myself as being on the conservative side. I just think the best change comes slow, local, and from the ground up.

That's too bad

It seems things are still changing

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-29/senator-mike-lee-scraps-plan-to-sell-public-land-fierce-backlash

I couldn't make myself vote for Biden. But last year I was desperate for anyone but Trump, and the Republican primaries didn't excite me either. I voted Harris.

Them not showing IDs is trouble brewing. The first case of self defense against unbadged law enforcement will turn this country inside out no matter how the ruling comes down.

Yes! It needed it. I agree that we need to unify our AI laws but preventing states from governing themselves was never an acceptable answer. The bill is still full of pork, but this is a step in the right direction.

I'm not sure this is a good fit for this community. Voters made their voice heard, a mostly blue city elected a blue mayor, then it's fear mongering and identity politics. I feel the article boils down to "get a load of a this guy! ha, we don't like him, right?" Not because of his policies, not his actions, but mostly his party and his race. It's an attack with zero substance.

I'll leave it up for now and see how people vote. I'm aware you bring a couple of downvoters, I'll keep that in mind.

I think it's disingenuous to believe they have a nice, neat list of names and addresses and all they need to do is knock on a few doors. ICE has done some pretty underhanded stuff taking people at immigration courts, but I don't think they have a list of murderers and choose to leave them free.